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General Physics is also known as everyday physics. Every topic in this course talks about any aspect of our daily routine and observations. Objective of the course is to increase student's interest in physics. Key words in this course are: Alternating Current Circuits, Alternating Current, Current Elements in Ac Circuits, Lc Circuits, Driven RLC Circuits and Resonance, Power in AC Circuits, Transformers, Power Supplies, Induction, Transformation
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Why does alternating current facilitate the transmission and distribution of electric power?
EM induction allows voltage transformation.
Standard household wiring supplies 110 V rms at 60 Hz.
Express this mathematically, assuming the voltage is rising through 0 at t = 0.
V (^) p = 2 Vrms =^156 V
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Resistors
Capacitors
Inductors
Phasor Diagrams
Capacitors & Inductors: A Comparison
= sin
V (^) p t R
sin^ I^ &^ V^ in phase
p p
rms rms
+ VR −
+
−
When V ( t ) > 0 :
d q I d t
sin 2
I C V (^) p t
I leads V by 90°
p
C
= (^) Capacitive reactance
I peaks ¼ cycle before V
d V C d t
+ VC −
+
−
q V t C
ω − =
When V ( t ) > 0 :
Circuit Element Peak Current vs Voltage Phase Relation
Resistor
Capacitor
Inductor
p p
p p C
V p
p p L
Vp
V & I in phase
V lags I 90 °
V leads I 90 °
A capacitor and an inductor are connected across separate but identical electric generators,
and the same current flows in each.
If the frequency of the generators is doubled, which will carry more current?
p p L
Ans. is capacitor
p p L
= 2 Ip C
= Ip L
Phasor = Arrow (vector) in complex plane. Length = mag. Angle = phase.
V leads I by 90°. V leads I by − 90 °.
( V lags I by 90 °)
V leads I by 0°.
( same phase )
i V V e
i t V e
q = C V i t C V (^) p e
d q I d t
i t C V (^) p i e
ω
I leads V by 90°
dV C d t
+ VC −
Vp e i^ ω^ t
Taking the real part as physical
I = − CV (^) p ω sinω t cos 2
CV (^) p t
Taking the imaginary part as physical
CV (^) p t
I = i ω C V^2
i C V e
π =ω
Z i
= − (^) Impedance
C ↔ L translator:
Capacitor Inductor
Behavior in low freq limit
Defining relation; differential form
Opposes change in
Energy storage
Defining relation
Behavior in high freq limit
Reactance
Phase
q C V
dV I C d t
d I V L d t
Open circuit Short circuit
Short circuit Open circuit
I leads by 90° V^ leads by 90°
Admittance / Impedance (^) 1 /
−
V
d U
d t
d I d V L I C V d t d t
q V C
d q I d t
2
2 0
d q q L d t C
−
V
+
q d I L C d t
d I q d q L I d t C d t
d I q L d t C